I’d given up on winning back my cheating husband, swallowed my pride, and returned to the sleepy beachside town of my childhood, Emerald Bay.

A chance to forget the pain of divorce, and make a fresh start. A chance to find the person I used to be.

I didn’t expect to run into my high school boyfriend. The one that got away — the first big regret of my adult life. I didn’t expect him to look so good, or to be so lost. He was in pain, and I was in no shape to help him.

I wasn’t looking for love. I couldn’t take another heartbreak. I just wanted to find myself, or at the very least some kind of peace. But a love like ours is hard to shake, even after so many years apart.

I never thought I’d get a second chance at happiness. A second chance with Finn. I just wanted to find the way back to the person I once was.

Lilly Mirren lives in Brisbane, Australia with her husband and three small children.

Lilly always dreamed of being a writer, and is now living that dream. She is a graduate of both the University of Queensland, where she studied International Relations, and Griffith University, where she completed a degree in Information Technology.

When she's not writing, she's chasing her children, doing housework or spending time with friends.

Spoiler alert. I fall in love with the man who comes in the night.
He watches me down the scope of his rifle, and it’s terrifying and exhilarating, not knowing when he’ll squeeze the trigger.If he’ll squeeze the trigger.
Maybe I’ll die tonight…
…maybe I’ll die next week.
It’s a sick and twisted game, but it’s ours. And just when I think our story ends at a distance, he comes in close, thrusting himself into my life.
We are at war, he and I, and eventually, he’ll have to kill me.
If he doesn’t, someone else will.

Author Bio:
Skyla Madi is an Australian writer from Brisbane, Queensland.
She started her writing career fresh out of high school and at 21 she is a giver of both real and fictional life.
Madi is an Aquarian, lover of the written word and author of the #1 BESTSELLING Consumed trilogy.

My name is Jade Chase, yes it’s original, and my parents must have thought it was hilarious when they chose it. I’ve been an orphan since the age of fifteen, my parents were killed, a hit and run. I’ve been on my own really, sticking to myself, not getting close to anyone or anything. My senior year was a blast, was the only good thing that happened in my life since my parents died. David Sparks, or as everyone else in school would call him Mr. Sparks ‘our Bio teacher’ was the life changing change I needed. All the girls wanted him and I got him. My rule is: No strings attached sex, Do NOT get attached, NO relationships. Five years later, here I am stripping… ‘Angel’ they call me on stage, but I’m anything but an angel. And boom my life gets put in a blender when Jared walks through those club doors. I never thought I would have to see the likes of him again, he saved me he says, and he helped me he says. Well, he can shove his arrogant ass out the door. But little did I know, he’s here to stay and there’s not a fucking thing I can do about it. Two sexy ass guy’s in my life and I’m torn about what the fuck to do. There’s David… Then there’s Jared. Who do I choose? Or can I have both? Does that make me selfish? Maybe it does but I can't help it.

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Lover boy, you want to come over here and show me what you got? Or are you going to leave a good little girl like me go unpleased?” he grins and his mood lightens. He jumps on me, stripping me bare of all my clothes, as soon as his head disappears between my legs, I’m in heaven. The swipes from his tongue outlining my clit, then he moves his tongue from my clit moving it up and down my slit, its pure ecstasy. “Yes, like that. Fuck that feels so good,” my voice comes out breathlessly. He continues his assault on my clit but he adds two fingers, hooking them up as he shoves them into my wet pussy, hitting my sweet spot that makes me squeal out. He leans back on his knees and gets up off the bed, taking his clothes off, flinging them anywhere; he looks down at me with a lustful look then shoves his fingers back into my pussy.“Do you like that, you naughty girl, do you want my hard cock shoved into that tight pussy of yours?” Fucking hell, that’s hot when he talks to me like that, it gets me so worked up. My pussy pulses. I’m sure I’m leaking from his words alone.“Yes, give it to me,” my voice full with need.

In his darkest hour, hope leads him to glory. Focus and determination are all that Logan Belanger lives by. Brought up single-handedly by his mother, he moves to Columbus, Ohio to begin the next phase of his life as a competitive swimmer with Ohio State University. All that changes when he meets Bree, the troubled young woman who hides a dark secret that has all the possibility of destroying his faith in love. New friendships are forged and bonds created that send his life into a spiral. Not being able to handle the pressures of college life, Logan soon finds himself walking down the dark and lonely path to self destruction–losing those he loves along the way. Can Logan break the cycle or will his actions be his cross to bear?

Julieanne Lynch is an author of YA and Adult genre urban fantasy books. Julieanne was born in Northern Ireland, but spent much of her early life in London, United Kingdom, until her family relocated back to their roots.

Julieanne lives in Northern Ireland, with her husband and five children, where she is a full-time author. She studied English Literature and Creative Writing at The Open University, and considered journalism as a career path. Julieanne has several projects optioned for film.

Love struck me at the early age of five. The boy turned into a man, and I fell even deeper. Guy Webb had no idea my fragile heart belonged to him for so many years. He was too busy being my brother’s best friend and a star on the football field. He was my daydream, and consumed every single thought, but he was always one step from my reach.

Beartooth Ranch was our home. The rich ranch land raised us, fostered our laughs, losses, and even gained a new family member when Guy moved in for his sophomore year of high school.

I hid my love for years. But now he’s back. Guy Webb returned a broken soldier after serving his country all over the atlas. And now it’s my job to help him heal.

My family lost everything with his return and I can only hope I survive it.

USA Today Best Selling Author, HJ Bellus is a small town girl who loves the art of storytelling. When not making readers laugh or cry, she's a part-time livestock wrangler that can be found in the middle of Idaho, shot gunning a beer while listening to some Miranda Lambert on her Beats and rocking out in her boots.

From New York Times Bestselling Author, S.L. Scott, comes this downright delicious peek into the male anatomy... er, mind of Hardy Richard.

There are only two rules:

1. Don’t get too close.

2. Don’t fall in love.

Correction: Don’t ever fall in love. I don’t need the baggage of relationships. Life should be simple, easy, uncomplicated.

The problem I’m faced with is, if I really believe life should be that easy, that uncomplicated, and that simple, then why am I still thinking about a woman I met on a random Monday at the bar? A girl who was never a Gimlet, and always a Paloma. Yep, I called it all wrong last night and I’m starting to wonder if my heart will pay the price.

I might have broken rule number one, but rule number two remains firmly intact. For now. Sort of. Okay, maybe rule two hasn’t been broken, but it’s definitely been bent.

Living in the capital of Texas with her family, Scott loves traveling and avocados, beaches, and cooking with her kids. She's obsessed with epic romances and loves a good plot twist. Her favorite color is blue, but she likens it more toward the sky than the emotion. Her home is filled with the welcoming symbol of the pineapple and finds surfing a challenge though she likes to think she's a pro.

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